Best Practice Case Studies-Orbit Injuries

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Chris Fulmer discusses assessing eye and orbital injuries after blunt facial trauma. Key steps include testing the patient's visual acuity and examining the pupil's shape, size, and reactivity. Pay attention to any signs indicating globe rupture. Conduct a palpatory exam starting with the inferior orbital border, lateral zygomatic arch, and medial orbital structures. Assess the sensation of the maxillary nerve and test extraocular muscle function through eye movement. He emphasizes identifying muscle entrapment, particularly of the inferior rectus or oblique muscles, due to common fractures of the orbit's inferior wall.

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Edition 2nd Edition

Related Case 2nd Edition, CASE 09

Topic Eye

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2nd Edition, CASE 09

2nd Edition

Eye

eye injuries

orbital trauma

visual acuity

muscle entrapment

globe rupture